Dan Kirkbride
Member of the Wyoming House of Representatives
from the 4th district
In office
January 8, 2013 – January 12, 2021
Preceded byEdward Buchanan
Succeeded byJeremy Haroldson
Personal details
Born (1952-10-07) October 7, 1952
Cheyenne, Wyoming, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseLynn Kirkbride
Children5
Alma materUniversity of Wyoming
ProfessionCattle rancher, Politician

Dan R. Kirkbride (born October 7, 1952) is an American politician and former Wyoming state legislator. A member of the Republican Party, Kirkbride represented the 4th district in the Wyoming House of Representatives from 2013 to 2021.[1][2]

In the August 2020 Republican primary, Kirkbride was defeated by Jeremy Haroldson.[3]

Education

Kirkbride graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1975 with a bachelor's degree in journalism.

Elections

  • 2012: When Republican Representative Edward Buchanan retired and left the District 4 seat open, Kirkbride won the three-way August 21, 2012 Republican Primary with 940 votes (37.1%),[4] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 3,626 votes (70.5%) against Constitution Party candidate Bill Motley.[5]
  • 2014: Kirkbride was unopposed in the August 19, 2014 Republican Primary and won with 2,307 votes.[6] Kirkbride was also unchallenged in the November 4, 2014 General Election, winning with 3,326 votes.[7]
  • 2016: Kirkbride defeated Tyler Shockley in the August 16, 2016 Republican Primary, winning with 1,286 votes (59.43%).[8] Subsequently, Kirkbride defeated Joe Michaels of the Constitution Party in the November 8, 2016 General Election, winning with 3,652 votes (75.50%).[9]
  • 2018: Kirkbride was unopposed in both the August 21, 2018 Republican Primary and the November 6, 2018 General Election, winning with 2,225[10] and 3,645 votes[11] respectively.
  • 2020: Kirkbride lost the August 18, 2020 Republican Primary to Jeremy Haroldson with 1,391 votes (46.0%),[12] and is thus ineligible for reelection in the upcoming general election and will leave office in 2021.

References

  1. ↑ "Dan Kirkbride's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Representative Dan R. Kirkbride". Cheyenne, Wyoming: Wyoming Legislature. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  3. ↑ Beck, Bob. "Several Incumbent Legislators Lose Seats". www.wyomingpublicmedia.org. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  4. ↑ "Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election - August 21, 2012" (PDF). Cheyenne, Wyoming: Secretary of State of Wyoming. p. 4. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 6, 2012" (PDF). Cheyenne, Wyoming: Secretary of State of Wyoming. p. 4. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election - August 19, 2014" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 4, 2014" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. p. 3=4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  8. ↑ "Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election - August 16, 2016" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  9. ↑ "Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 8, 2016" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  10. ↑ "Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election - August 21, 2018" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  11. ↑ "Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 6, 2018" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  12. ↑ "Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election - August 18, 2020" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. p. 4. Retrieved 17 October 2020.


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